Folding Diagrams for the Traditional Shuriken (Two-Piece Throwing Star -- All 22 Steps)

Finished Model

by:angel and julio

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• {{Steps 1- 3:}}Cut a square in half (Evil!)
• {{Step 4:}}Fold each piece in half length-wise.
• {{Steps 5-11:}}Make mirror image esses.
• {{Steps 12-21:}}Interleave the pieces.
• {{Step 22:}}The finished throwing star is thick, sturdy,
  and modest in size, with good aerodynamics.
  The key to the model is to fold both halves
  as mirror images of each other.

Diagrams for steps 1-3. # Start with a square (4x4). Valley fold in half, and unfold. Cut the square in half, to get two 2x4 sheets. (Evil!) Optionally, turn over one sheet.